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Matthew 23

GNT 1
Then Jesus spoke to the crowds and to his disciples.
NIV 1
Then Jesus said to the crowds and to his disciples:
GNT 2
"The teachers of the Law and the Pharisees are the authorized interpreters of Moses' Law.
NIV 2
"The teachers of the law and the Pharisees sit in Moses' seat.
GNT 3
So you must obey and follow everything they tell you to do; do not, however, imitate their actions, because they don't practice what they preach.
NIV 3
So you must obey them and do everything they tell you. But do not do what they do, for they do not practice what they preach.
GNT 4
They tie onto people's backs loads that are heavy and hard to carry, yet they aren't willing even to lift a finger to help them carry those loads
NIV 4
They tie up heavy loads and put them on men's shoulders, but they themselves are not willing to lift a finger to move them.
GNT 5
They do everything so that people will see them. Look at the straps with scripture verses on them which they wear on their foreheads and arms, and notice how large they are! Notice also how long are the tassels on their cloaks!
NIV 5
"Everything they do is done for men to see: They make their phylacteries wide and the tassels on their garments long;
GNT 6
They love the best places at feasts and the reserved seats in the synagogues;
NIV 6
they love the place of honor at banquets and the most important seats in the synagogues;
GNT 7
they love to be greeted with respect in the marketplaces and to have people call them "Teacher.'
NIV 7
they love to be greeted in the marketplaces and to have men call them 'Rabbi.'
GNT 8
You must not be called "Teacher,' because you are all equal and have only one Teacher.
NIV 8
"But you are not to be called 'Rabbi,' for you have only one Master and you are all brothers.
GNT 9
And you must not call anyone here on earth "Father,' because you have only the one Father in heaven.
NIV 9
And do not call anyone on earth 'father,' for you have one Father, and he is in heaven.
GNT 10
Nor should you be called "Leader,' because your one and only leader is the Messiah.
NIV 10
Nor are you to be called 'teacher,' for you have one Teacher, the Christ.
GNT 11
The greatest one among you must be your servant.
NIV 11
The greatest among you will be your servant.
GNT 12
Whoever makes himself great will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be made great.
NIV 12
For whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted.
GNT 13
"How terrible for you, teachers of the Law and Pharisees! You hypocrites! You lock the door to the Kingdom of heaven in people's faces, but you yourselves don't go in, nor do you allow in those who are trying to enter!
NIV 13
"Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You shut the kingdom of heaven in men's faces. You yourselves do not enter, nor will you let those enter who are trying to.
GNT 15
"How terrible for you, teachers of the Law and Pharisees! You hypocrites! You sail the seas and cross whole countries to win one convert; and when you succeed, you make him twice as deserving of going to hell as you yourselves are!
NIV 15
"Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You travel over land and sea to win a single convert, and when he becomes one, you make him twice as much a son of hell as you are.
GNT 16
"How terrible for you, blind guides! You teach, "If someone swears by the Temple, he isn't bound by his vow; but if he swears by the gold in the Temple, he is bound.'
NIV 16
"Woe to you, blind guides! You say, 'If anyone swears by the temple, it means nothing; but if anyone swears by the gold of the temple, he is bound by his oath.'
GNT 17
Blind fools! Which is more important, the gold or the Temple which makes the gold holy?
NIV 17
You blind fools! Which is greater: the gold, or the temple that makes the gold sacred?
GNT 18
You also teach, "If someone swears by the altar, he isn't bound by his vow; but if he swears by the gift on the altar, he is bound.'
NIV 18
You also say, 'If anyone swears by the altar, it means nothing; but if anyone swears by the gift on it, he is bound by his oath.'
GNT 19
How blind you are! Which is the more important, the gift or the altar which makes the gift holy
NIV 19
You blind men! Which is greater: the gift, or the altar that makes the gift sacred?
GNT 20
So then, when a person swears by the altar, he is swearing by it and by all the gifts on it;
NIV 20
Therefore, he who swears by the altar swears by it and by everything on it.
GNT 21
and when he swears by the Temple, he is swearing by it and by God, who lives there
NIV 21
And he who swears by the temple swears by it and by the one who dwells in it.
GNT 22
and when someone swears by heaven, he is swearing by God's throne and by him who sits on it.
NIV 22
And he who swears by heaven swears by God's throne and by the one who sits on it.
GNT 23
"How terrible for you, teachers of the Law and Pharisees! You hypocrites! You give to God one tenth even of the seasoning herbs, such as mint, dill, and cumin, but you neglect to obey the really important teachings of the Law, such as justice and mercy and honesty. These you should practice, without neglecting the others.
NIV 23
"Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You give a tenth of your spices--mint, dill and cummin. But you have neglected the more important matters of the law--justice, mercy and faithfulness. You should have practiced the latter, without neglecting the former.
GNT 24
Blind guides! You strain a fly out of your drink, but swallow a camel!
NIV 24
You blind guides! You strain out a gnat but swallow a camel.
GNT 25
"How terrible for you, teachers of the Law and Pharisees! You hypocrites! You clean the outside of your cup and plate, while the inside is full of what you have gotten by violence and selfishness.
NIV 25
"Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside they are full of greed and self-indulgence.
GNT 26
Blind Pharisee! Clean what is inside the cup first, and then the outside will be clean too!
NIV 26
Blind Pharisee! First clean the inside of the cup and dish, and then the outside also will be clean.
GNT 27
"How terrible for you, teachers of the Law and Pharisees! You hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs, which look fine on the outside but are full of bones and decaying corpses on the inside.
NIV 27
"Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs, which look beautiful on the outside but on the inside are full of dead men's bones and everything unclean.
GNT 28
In the same way, on the outside you appear good to everybody, but inside you are full of hypocrisy and sins.
NIV 28
In the same way, on the outside you appear to people as righteous but on the inside you are full of hypocrisy and wickedness.
GNT 29
"How terrible for you, teachers of the Law and Pharisees! You hypocrites! You make fine tombs for the prophets and decorate the monuments of those who lived good lives;
NIV 29
"Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You build tombs for the prophets and decorate the graves of the righteous.
GNT 30
and you claim that if you had lived during the time of your ancestors, you would not have done what they did and killed the prophets.
NIV 30
And you say, 'If we had lived in the days of our forefathers, we would not have taken part with them in shedding the blood of the prophets.'
GNT 31
So you actually admit that you are the descendants of those who murdered the prophets!
NIV 31
So you testify against yourselves that you are the descendants of those who murdered the prophets.
GNT 32
Go on, then, and finish up what your ancestors started!
NIV 32
Fill up, then, the measure of the sin of your forefathers!
GNT 33
You snakes and children of snakes! How do you expect to escape from being condemned to hell?
NIV 33
"You snakes! You brood of vipers! How will you escape being condemned to hell?
GNT 34
And so I tell you that I will send you prophets and wise men and teachers; you will kill some of them, crucify others, and whip others in the synagogues and chase them from town to town.
NIV 34
Therefore I am sending you prophets and wise men and teachers. Some of them you will kill and crucify; others you will flog in your synagogues and pursue from town to town.
GNT 35
As a result, the punishment for the murder of all innocent people will fall on you, from the murder of innocent Abel to the murder of Zechariah son of Berechiah, whom you murdered between the Temple and the altar.
NIV 35
And so upon you will come all the righteous blood that has been shed on earth, from the blood of righteous Abel to the blood of Zechariah son of Berekiah, whom you murdered between the temple and the altar.
GNT 36
I tell you indeed: the punishment for all these murders will fall on the people of this day
NIV 36
I tell you the truth, all this will come upon this generation.
GNT 37
"Jerusalem, Jerusalem! You kill the prophets and stone the messengers God has sent you! How many times I wanted to put my arms around all your people, just as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you would not let me!
NIV 37
"O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, you who kill the prophets and stone those sent to you, how often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were not willing.
GNT 38
And so your Temple will be abandoned and empty.
NIV 38
Look, your house is left to you desolate.
GNT 39
From now on, I tell you, you will never see me again until you say, "God bless him who comes in the name of the Lord.' "
NIV 39
For I tell you, you will not see me again until you say, 'Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.' "

New International Version

Matthew 23

NIV 1
Then Jesus said to the crowds and to his disciples:
NIV 2
"The teachers of the law and the Pharisees sit in Moses' seat.
NIV 3
So you must obey them and do everything they tell you. But do not do what they do, for they do not practice what they preach.
NIV 4
They tie up heavy loads and put them on men's shoulders, but they themselves are not willing to lift a finger to move them.
NIV 5
"Everything they do is done for men to see: They make their phylacteries wide and the tassels on their garments long;
NIV 6
they love the place of honor at banquets and the most important seats in the synagogues;
NIV 7
they love to be greeted in the marketplaces and to have men call them 'Rabbi.'
NIV 8
"But you are not to be called 'Rabbi,' for you have only one Master and you are all brothers.
NIV 9
And do not call anyone on earth 'father,' for you have one Father, and he is in heaven.
NIV 10
Nor are you to be called 'teacher,' for you have one Teacher, the Christ.
NIV 11
The greatest among you will be your servant.
NIV 12
For whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted.
NIV 13
"Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You shut the kingdom of heaven in men's faces. You yourselves do not enter, nor will you let those enter who are trying to.
NIV 15
"Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You travel over land and sea to win a single convert, and when he becomes one, you make him twice as much a son of hell as you are.
NIV 16
"Woe to you, blind guides! You say, 'If anyone swears by the temple, it means nothing; but if anyone swears by the gold of the temple, he is bound by his oath.'
NIV 17
You blind fools! Which is greater: the gold, or the temple that makes the gold sacred?
NIV 18
You also say, 'If anyone swears by the altar, it means nothing; but if anyone swears by the gift on it, he is bound by his oath.'
NIV 19
You blind men! Which is greater: the gift, or the altar that makes the gift sacred?
NIV 20
Therefore, he who swears by the altar swears by it and by everything on it.
NIV 21
And he who swears by the temple swears by it and by the one who dwells in it.
NIV 22
And he who swears by heaven swears by God's throne and by the one who sits on it.
NIV 23
"Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You give a tenth of your spices--mint, dill and cummin. But you have neglected the more important matters of the law--justice, mercy and faithfulness. You should have practiced the latter, without neglecting the former.
NIV 24
You blind guides! You strain out a gnat but swallow a camel.
NIV 25
"Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside they are full of greed and self-indulgence.
NIV 26
Blind Pharisee! First clean the inside of the cup and dish, and then the outside also will be clean.
NIV 27
"Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs, which look beautiful on the outside but on the inside are full of dead men's bones and everything unclean.
NIV 28
In the same way, on the outside you appear to people as righteous but on the inside you are full of hypocrisy and wickedness.
NIV 29
"Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You build tombs for the prophets and decorate the graves of the righteous.
NIV 30
And you say, 'If we had lived in the days of our forefathers, we would not have taken part with them in shedding the blood of the prophets.'
NIV 31
So you testify against yourselves that you are the descendants of those who murdered the prophets.
NIV 32
Fill up, then, the measure of the sin of your forefathers!
NIV 33
"You snakes! You brood of vipers! How will you escape being condemned to hell?
NIV 34
Therefore I am sending you prophets and wise men and teachers. Some of them you will kill and crucify; others you will flog in your synagogues and pursue from town to town.
NIV 35
And so upon you will come all the righteous blood that has been shed on earth, from the blood of righteous Abel to the blood of Zechariah son of Berekiah, whom you murdered between the temple and the altar.
NIV 36
I tell you the truth, all this will come upon this generation.
NIV 37
"O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, you who kill the prophets and stone those sent to you, how often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were not willing.
NIV 38
Look, your house is left to you desolate.
NIV 39
For I tell you, you will not see me again until you say, 'Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.' "